It was a year that strode boldly into the stall of human events and took a wide stance astride the porcelain bowl of history.
It was year in which roughly 17,000 leading presidential contenders, plus of course Dennis Kucinich, held roughly 63,000 debates, during which they spewed out roughly 153 trillion words; and yet the only [...]

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After a recent trip to the movies, a state legislator from Westchester County set her sights on reducing the volume of theaters’ commercials and previews because she believes they are too loud and could harm patrons’ hearing.
Assemblywoman Sandra Galef, D-Ossining, has introduced a bill “trying to create a standard here in our state that the [...]

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Nils Olav received a promotion on Wednesday to Colonel in Chief of the Royal Norwegian Guard. Yes, this high rank in the Norwegian military has in fact been bestowed on a penguin.
In 1962 young lieutenant in the Royal Norwegian Guard Niels Egelien visited Edinburgh Zoo and was quite taken with the penguins. On a return [...]

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Airline passengers will no longer be able to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage starting Jan. 1 due to fire risks, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Lithium batteries can overheat and ignite in certain conditions.
Passengers will still be able to pack batteries in checked bags if they are installed in [...]

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Former Lost actress Michelle Rodriguez has begun a six-month jail sentence for violating probation stemming from a string of driving offences.
The star, who played Ana-Lucia in the hit TV drama, reported to a Los Angeles County jail on Sunday.
Reports said she was booked into the Century Regional Detention Facility, where Paris Hilton served much of [...]

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